Persia???
User Rating: 7.2 | Prince of Persia: Warrior Within XBOX
They should have renamed it "Prince of Badasses", because that is the bland, artificial tone that they have forcefully injected into this otherwise great game. The Sands of Time had a good, storybook-like feel to it, and everything was polished, clean, and decent... the environment and characters included. I really loved the Iranian atmosphere, since it reminded me of my hometown. However, I'm guessing Ubisoft - for some ungodly reason - decided to make everything so dark and foreboding to the point where you can't even tell it's Persia anymore unless someone mentions the name. I'm probably being too harsh though, because aside from complete derailment of its origins, there's a pretty fun game underneath all of it. Think of Halo 2 with swords instead, and that's Warrior Within. Combat is a lot more satisfying than the first game, and it would be perfect if the prince didn't scream cheesy one-liners every 5 seconds. The blood and gore is fitting for the dark tone of the game... despite how the dark tone of the game doesn't fit at all with the lighthearted tone of the series. And did I mention the graphics and sound have substantially improved? There could be a great game for you here, if you don't mind the completely misdirected new mood. 
